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%% The LaTeX Companion, 3ed
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%% Example 3-2-1 on page I-148 in "ellipsis, lips --- Marks of omission".
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%% Copyright (C) 2022 Frank Mittelbach
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%% of this license or (at your option) any later version.
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%% See https://www.latex-project.org/lppl.txt for details.
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\documentclass{tlc3exa}
\pagestyle{empty}
\setcounter{page}{6}
\setlength\textwidth{159.0pt}

%StartShownPreambleCommands
\newcommand\lips{\dots\unkern}
%StopShownPreambleCommands

\begin{document}
Compare the following:\\
  Du E\dots\ du! Scher dich zum \dots!\\
  Du E\lips\ du! Scher dich zum \lips!
\end{document}